Easton police Monday afternoon arrested one person and were looking for a car that left the scene of a shooting. A man who was wounded was rushed to Easton Hospital where he later died, Easton police said.

Easton police Monday afternoon arrested one person and were looking for a car that left the scene of a shooting. A man who was wounded was rushed to Easton Hospital where he later died, Easton police said.

A young man was shot up in a car Monday afternoon in Easton in what city police said appeared to be drug-related violence. A teenage boy was arrested and police searched for a second car that fled the scene.

Several shots were fired about 4:40 p.m. at Ninth and Ferry streets in the city's West Ward, and when police arrived, they said, they found a badly injured male inside a New York-licensed car.

An ambulance took the shooting victim to Easton Hospital. His condition was not immediately available, but police said his injuries were severe.

"Detectives believe that the victim was targeted and that the shooting was drug-related," Easton police Lt. Matthew T. Gerould said in a news release.

Police arrested a 16-year-old boy who ran from the shooting scene and discovered he was carrying marijuana and a handgun, police said. He was sent to Northampton County Juvenile Detention while the investigation continues.

Easton police Monday afternoon arrested one person and were looking for a car that left the scene of a shooting that wounded at least one person in a second car. (Michael Kubel)

Police also were looking for a dark car, possibly blue and possibly a Jaguar or a BMW. It was last seen speeding south on 10th Street. Police said two or three males may have been inside the car.

Police radio reports indicated the missing car may have had New Jersey plates.

Several blocks in the area of Ninth and Ferry, and 10th and Ferry were sealed off Monday night as police talked with witnesses and collected evidence.

Anyone with information on the shooting can reach Detective Charles Leauber or the Easton police tip line at 610-250-6635. Callers can remain anonymous, police said.